for openersTen BumpsMost calendars say that the year officiallycommences on January 1 – butin the musical world, <strong>September</strong> is thetime for beginnings. Brochures areprinted, tickets are sold, and a newseason takes its first steps. With this inmind, some of <strong>The</strong> WholeNote’s regular“beat” columnists have examinedwhat the <strong>2009</strong>/10 season has to offer.In the following pages you’ll find theirthoughts son what looks promising.I’ve also done some perusing of the coming season, and I’ve comeup with a few events that might not receive the attention they deserve.No doubt, the big events with big publicity budgets will takecare of themselves – but every year there are a handful of worthyperformances that could use a little help. Here are ten “bumps” forten concerts in the next ten months.<strong>September</strong> 14 8:00: Gallery 345. <strong>The</strong> Art of the Piano: Dan Tepfer.Tepfer is a jazz pianist who will interpret Bach’s Goldberg Variations.This sounds intriguing.October 26 8:00: Glenn Gould Foundation. Simón Bolivar YouthOrchestra of Venezuela. This huge event, at the Four Seasons Centre,has received astonishingly little publicity so far. Let’s hope itgets some.November 5 7:30: University of Toronto. Il Mondo della Luna.When was the last time you saw a Haydn opera?December 4 8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. Brasil. This programmeof Brazilian music by Villa Lobos and others, could easily get lost inthe Christmas rush. But Brazilian music in December sounds like agood idea to me.January 17 2:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Bryan Epperson,cello, with Dianne Werner, piano. With so much attention focussedon the new Koerner Hall, let’s hope that concerts like this one, in theRCM’s smaller Mazzoleni Hall, aren’t forgotten.February 4 12:10: University of Toronto. Brahms Piano Quintet.Pianist Henri-Paul Sicsic and a quartet of string teachers from U ofT will give this performance. Again, this is the sort of concert thatcould easily be overlooked, but shouldn’t be.March 20 8:00: I Furiosi Baroque Ensemble. <strong>The</strong> Noiseless Footof Time. Furiosi’s guest on this occasion is Lucas Harris, who playsthe lute and theorbo. Personally, I think the theorbo is a fascinatinginstrument.April 29 8:00: Soundstreams Canada. Cool Drummings: Steve Reich.Maybe this concert, at Koerner Hall, doesn’t need a bump – butI’m giving it one anyway.May 16 8:00: Esprit Orchestra. No Reason to Panic. I don’t knowmuch about the works by Andriessen, Schmidt and Nas on this programme.What I do know is that the final work, R. Murray Schafer’sGitanjali, is well worth the price of admission.June 20 3:00: Hannaford Street Silver Band. Brass Belles. Thisconcert is the grand finale of the International Women’s Brass Conference,and features an all-female cast of soloists and composers.Despite the silly title, this is an idea whose time has come.Finally, I should note that <strong>The</strong> WholeNote’s publisher, David Perlman,got into the spirit of things as well. 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